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Cira (Mama) Lightbourn, 90, passed away May 1. She was a lifelong resident of El Paso and a member of the Catholic Church who provided a foster home for more than 300 children. She is survived by her children — Ramon Lightbourn Jr., Gloria Lightbourn, Arturo Lightbourn and his wife Mary Elsa, Salvador Lightbourn and his wife Vicky, Alicia Armenta and her husband Magdaleno, Margarita Harbeck and her husband Earl, Lucila Lightbourn, Elizabeth Nuñez and husband Agustin and Rosa Maria Fonseca and her husband Edward — 32 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren. Burial was May 4 in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Manuela F. Marquez, 81, passed away May 2. She was a resident of El Paso for 81 years and is survived by her children — Olga Batres, Nena Puga, Alicia M. Baca, Patricia Mancera, Raul Marquez and Teodoro Marquez Jr. — 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial was May 7 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Marina Victoria Martinez, 2 months, passed away April 28. She is survived by her parents, Lawrence M. and Guadalupe S. Martinez, sister Marian L. Martinez, grandmothers Maria de la Paz Quiñones and Maria R. Martinez, aunts Lorena Moreno, Juana Chavira, Leticia Ortega, Lisa Ordaz, Sharon Martinez, uncles Ramon Chavira, Geraldo Ortega and Luis Martinez, cousins Esteban Chavira, Joey Montoya, Courtney Montoya, Joshua Martinez, Meagan Martinez and Micah Martinez. Interment was May 2 at Restlawn Memorial Park.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Joe Davis Murry, 82, passed away May 1. The longtime resident of El Paso was a WWII Army veteran and was the owner of Murry Auto Parts, retiring after 25 years of service in the El Paso area. He is survived by his nephew Randy Hamilton, his niece Jackie and her husband Luis Hernandez and his great nieces Mindy and Jodi Cooper. Burial was May 4 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Eutimia M. Orozco, 83, passed away April 30. A resident of El Paso for 60 years, she is survived by their daughters Olivia Alvidrez and her husband Louie, Alicia Frayre and husband Hiram, grandchildren — Victor Bustillos and wife Deborah Ann, Alex Bustillos and wife Terry Ann, Myriam Hernandez and husband Al, Enrique Frayre and wife Monica, Mike Alvidrez and wife Debbie, Cindy Macias and husband Javier — and seven great-grandchildren. Burial was May 3 at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Durwood Drew Roberts, 79, passed away May 2. The longtime El Paso resident was the owner of Ma and Pa’s Pet Shop for 15 years. He is survived by wife Dorothy Winfrey Roberts, stepsons Joel and John H. Kendrick, seven step-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren, one brother and one sister. Burial was private.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Manuel Rosas Mendoza, 85, passed away May 4. He was a retired foreman with El Paso Water Utilities, a Navy veteran of WWII and loved to play golf. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Petra H. Mendoza and their children — Manuel Mendoza and his wife Martha, Ricardo Mendoza and his wife Esther, Maria Luisa Duran and her husband Ed, and Patricia Mendoza Lucas and her husband Grant. He also has seven grandchildren — Mark Mendoza and his wife Gaby, Mike Mendoza and his wife Sue, Ricardo Mendoza, Dominic Mendoza, Robert Lucas, Kathleen Mendoza and Mariella Mendoza — and four great-grandchildren. Interment was May 7 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Pedro Mercado, 49, passed away May 2. He was a lifelong resident of El Paso and was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents Valentin and Eulalia Mercado, his wife Natividad Mercado, their children — Pedro I. Mercado, Cesar Mercado, Gabriel Mercado and Alfredo I. Mercado — and their grandchildren — Pedro Valentin Mercado, Miguel Mercado, Carlos Mercado and Bailey A. Mercado. Interment was May 7 at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Marie Bowling Provencio, age 80, passed away May 2. She was a longtime Anthony, N.M., resident and a retired secretary with the Gadsden school district. She is survived by her husband Ramiro Provencio, their children — Gene Provencio and his wife Olga, Bobby Provencio, Marty Brito and her husband Ray — six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter Christie Thomas. Cremation followed a May 7 prayer vigil and funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Anthony. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Re-search Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Antonio Roberto Rubio, 77, passed away May 3. He was a lifelong resident who retired from the engineering department at Fort Bliss. He is survived by his wife Celia M. Rubio, their sons James Rubio and Bruno I. Rubio and grandchildren Michael A. Rubio and David A. Rubio. Burial was May 7 at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Adel C. Schrein, 86, passed away May 8. She had lived in El Paso since 1973 when she moved from Alamogordo where she and her late husband R.T. Schrein owned Apache Van and Storage. She is survived by her children — Connie Jackson, Kathie Adkins and Jigger Staby — nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. After a memorial service on May 8 at Sun Valley Baptist Church, her cremains were interred at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Roy J. Silva, 88, passed away May 1. He was a lifelong El Paso resident and a retired Ysleta school district teacher and assistant principal. Survivors include his wife Carmen Silva, children — Ester Ontiveros and David Silva — his brother Henry Silva, his sister Consuelo Cordero, and four grandchildren. Interment was May 7 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Helen Simon, 65, passed away April 30. She is survived by her daughters — Sylvia Cease, Phyllis Simon, Linda Green, Debbie McElwain, Monica Rogers and their families — eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was a nurse at Providence Memorial Hospital for 15 years. Burial was May 4 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested that donations be made in her memory to the El Paso Cancer Treatment Center.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

John Trejo Jr., 55, passed away on May 3. He was a Vietnam veteran who served in the Marines Corps. He is survived by his mother Josefina Trejo, his wife Bertha Trejo, his son Fred Trejo and his daughter Yvonne Trejo. Burial was May 7 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
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Maria Elena Venegas, 59, passed away May 2. The lifelong El Paso resident is survived by her husband Roberto Venegas Sr., sons Martin Venegas, Jose G. Venegas and Roberto Venegas Jr. and six grandchildren. Burial was May 7 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Tulia Faye Winton passed away April 27. She was a graduate of Bowie High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor College and a master’s from Texas Western College. She was a retired teacher with 45 years of teaching in primary schools. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the American Association of University Women and received awards as an author and poet. She is survived by her sister Vona Winton and her brothers Robert Winton and Glenn Winton. A memorial service was held May 2. Interment was at the family gravesite in Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie, Texas.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Roberto (Beto) Chavez Sr., 74, passed away May 1. He was a lifelong resident of El Paso and retired from Rust Tractor Co. as a welder. He is survived by his son Roberto Chavez Jr., his mother Petra Chavez, his sister Lilia C. Torres and her husband Luis Sr., his brothers — Lorenzo Chavez Jr. and Rodolfo Chavez and his wife Socorro. Interment was May 8 at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Dr. Cesar Guarjado, 76, passed away May 4, 2001. He was a longtime resident of El Paso, and a physician, who practiced in Juarez and then in El Paso until his death. He is survived by his wife Helen B. Guajardo, their children — Dr. Alicia G. Murphy and Cesar Luis Guajardo — four grandchildren and one brother, Mario Guajardo. No services were held and in lieu of flowers, the family suggested that contributions be made to a favorite charity.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Victorine “Vicky” Adler, 90, passed away May 9. She was a 25-year resident of El Paso, a Red Cross Volunteer at William Beaumont Army Medical Center for 25 years as well as a member of the Catholic Wives Association and the Officers Wives Association. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Joseph M. Adler, their daughters — Dr. Diane Adler, Kathleen Adler and Marilyn Koepp and her husband Dennis — four grandchildren, a great-grandson, two sisters and one brother. A memorial Mass took place on May 12. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to The Child Crisis Center of El Paso, 2100 N. Stevens, El Paso, TX 79930.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Lynn Dobbins Apodaca, 35, passed away May 5. He was an El Paso High School graduate and a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his son David Montes Apodaca, his mother Mary Morrison, his siblings — Rigoberto Garcia, Henry Apodaca, Ray Apodaca and Little Ray Apodaca and Emma Ramos — nephew Jonathan W. Garcia and nieces Jennifer R. Garcia, Samantha N. Garcia, Desiree Ann Hall and Alanna M. Ramos. Graveside service was May 10 at Evergreen East Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Guadalupe Armendariz, 95, passed away May 6. She was a resident of El Paso for 46 years and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She is survived by her children — Crispin Armendariz, Justa Herrera, Esperanza Madero, Gloria Armendariz and Hidelia Calderon — 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren, and a sister Dominga Juarez. Burial was May 10 at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Lilia D. Arrambide, 93, passed away on May 8. She settled in El Paso after the Mexican Revolution and became a co-founder of Pancho’s Mexican Buffet with her late husband Jesse Arrambide. She was a member of the Third Order of Franciscans, the Catholic Daughters of America, Club de Mujeres Internacionales and Damas Leonas de Cd. Juarez. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Carolina Arrambida and her children — Maria A. Carrea and her husband Al Correa and Lilia A. Reade and her husband Luis P. Reade. Her grandchildren are: Al Correa Jr., Leticia Arrambide, Jesse G. Arrambide III, Lilia Carmona, Lilia P. Pellicano, Carmella Ramer, Rosa A. Saenz, Sandra Lockwood, Cindy Gallardo, Roland Correa, Mary Correa, Laurie Acosta, Nancy Cortez, and 17 great-grandchildren. Interment was May 11 at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Amalia “Monie” Bau-tista, 75, passed away May 6. She worked as a school nurse for many years. and is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jess Bautista, their children — Tanya Wetherell and her husband Dayle Wetherell, Melissa Means and her husband Frank Means, Harri Baumann and her husband Jim Baumann, Thea Pierce and her husband Mark Pierce, Fran Browett and her husband John Browett, Libby Bautista, Tony Bautista and his wife Lana Bautista, and Matt Bautista and his wife Pam Bautista — and 11 grandchildren. Funeral Mass was May 15 at St. .Matthew’s Catholic.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

SSGT. Leonard Frank Bush, U.S. Army (Ret), 71, passed away May 8. He was an honored Army veteran and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Survivors include his wife Manuela Bush, children — Wesley F. Bush and Felipe Velasco, Liz M. Hampton, Lisa Johnson, Anna Velasco Neaves and Virginia Cortes — 16 grandchildren, a brother, Lo-uis Vincent, and sister, Darlene Vincent. Interment was May 11 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Maria Dolores (Lolin) Cadena, 41, passed away May 5. She was a massage therapist and is survived by her parents Roman and Tomasa Cadena, her brother, Javier Cadena, her sister, Elisa Aguilar and paternal grandmother Lina H. Cadena. Cremation followed the May 10 funeral services.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Amado Carreon Jr., 70, passed away May 2. He was a lifelong El Paso resident and a Korean War Veteran. He is survived by his siblings — Eduardo Carreon, Gloria Mena, Alicia Paz, Maria Hernandez and Irma Guerra. Burial was May 2 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Frances Canzoneri 76, passed away May 2 She was a longtime employee of Leviton Electronics Company before moving to El Paso from Brooklyn, NY. She is survived by her children — Cathy Canzoneri Avery and her husband Tommy L. Avery and Vivian Kurtin and her husband Alan — and five grandchildren, Alan, Ilana, Michael, Matthew and Lauren. Interment was held privately.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Donna C. Crawford, 83, passed away May 7. She was a 30-year resident of El Paso, manager of the Seville West Apartments, a member of Discover El Paso Club and a member of Trinity First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She is survived by her children — Allen Crawford and his wife Betty, Mary White and her husband Carol — five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A private burial service took place May 11. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity First United Methodist Church or St. Mark’s United Methodist Church School.
From the El Paso Area - 2001

Maj. William Doebele Sr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), 83, passed away May 6. The longtime El Paso resident was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He is survived by his children — William Doebele Jr., Lois Jackson and Linda Marrow — several grandchildren and his sisters Mary Coch and Ruth Dickey. Graveside services were May 8 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
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